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> What did this man think was going to happen? That Amazon would never open the boxes he returned? To be fair Amazon actually sells bags of dirt, so if there i

> What did this man think was going to happen? That Amazon would never open the boxes he returned? To be fair Amazon actually sells bags of dirt, so if there is just a bar code and a bag of dirt then the person opening the box might not think anything of it.

DannyBee 7y ago
He just had the wrong scam. Buy high grade dirt, return low grade dirt. Buy high purity reagents, ...
- Alex3917 7y ago
  I mean you could actually do that. They sell bags of dirt with gold flakes in it for kids to practice panning for gold, so you could buy that and take the gold out and return it.
  - hcknwscommenter 7y ago
    Everyone. Please do not do this. Please.
  - DannyBee 7y ago
    You don't even have to bother with that. Amazon offers chemicals/stuff in 90/99/99.999% pure versions with associated non-linear pricing.
chrisseaton 7y ago
> To be fair Amazon actually sells bags of dirt Amazon sell literal dirt? Why? What does anyone buy that for?
- thinkingemote 7y ago
  When you see dirt around you in the world what is usually used for? Who uses it and are there other uses that occur out of sight but which are fundamentally essential for human survival?
  - chrisseaton 7y ago
    I’ve no idea why anyone would need to use dirt. You’ll have to explain like I’m five, sorry.
    - daxelrod 7y ago
      Farming, landscaping, gardening.
      - chrisseaton 7y ago
        People don't use dirt for that - they use compost, soil, earth, sand, gravel, things like that.
        mreome 7y ago
        I'm guessing you're in the UK? In most (all?) of the US "Dirt" and "Soil" are used interchangeably in casual conversation, with "Dirt" actually being the more common. "Soil" is only more common when referring specifically to tilled soil, or bagged potting soil. But even those will often be refereed to casually as "Dirt".
- nolite 7y ago
  planting things..? Like flowers...?
  - chrisseaton 7y ago
    You’d plant them in soil. You’re not going to put a plant in dirt are you?

DannyBee 7y ago

He just had the wrong scam. Buy high grade dirt, return low grade dirt. Buy high purity reagents, ...

Alex3917 7y ago
I mean you could actually do that. They sell bags of dirt with gold flakes in it for kids to practice panning for gold, so you could buy that and take the gold out and return it.
- hcknwscommenter 7y ago
  Everyone. Please do not do this. Please.
- DannyBee 7y ago
  You don't even have to bother with that. Amazon offers chemicals/stuff in 90/99/99.999% pure versions with associated non-linear pricing.

chrisseaton 7y ago

> To be fair Amazon actually sells bags of dirt Amazon sell literal dirt? Why? What does anyone buy that for?

thinkingemote 7y ago
When you see dirt around you in the world what is usually used for? Who uses it and are there other uses that occur out of sight but which are fundamentally essential for human survival?
- chrisseaton 7y ago
  I’ve no idea why anyone would need to use dirt. You’ll have to explain like I’m five, sorry.
  - daxelrod 7y ago
    Farming, landscaping, gardening.
    - chrisseaton 7y ago
      People don't use dirt for that - they use compost, soil, earth, sand, gravel, things like that.
      - mreome 7y ago
        I'm guessing you're in the UK? In most (all?) of the US "Dirt" and "Soil" are used interchangeably in casual conversation, with "Dirt" actually being the more common. "Soil" is only more common when referring specifically to tilled soil, or bagged potting soil. But even those will often be refereed to casually as "Dirt".
nolite 7y ago
planting things..? Like flowers...?
- chrisseaton 7y ago
  You’d plant them in soil. You’re not going to put a plant in dirt are you?